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MGT. 351
Principles of Management I
(Prerequisite: Junior standing) Survey course examines key aspects of
organizations and their management e.g., dynamic environments and their
effects, organization design and structure, roles/functions of managers,
managing technology and change, global management, and alternative types of
organizations. This course examines the expanding role of the manager from the
traditional areas of planning, organizing, controlling and directing.
MGT. 352
Principles of Management II
(Prerequisite: Mgt. 351) Survey course examines the individual in the work
setting working with a variety of people inside and outside the organization.
This course deals with such isssues as motivation, leadership, communication
diversity at the work place, and with individual effectiveness, interpersonal
relations and group skills.
MGT. 361
Human Resource Management
(Prerequisite: Mgt. 351) This course will describe and explain the preparation
of job descriptions, demographics of labor resources, recruitment policies,
interviewing techniques, hiring contracts, aptitude testing and performance
evaluation, labor turnover and labor mobility, employee morale, complaints and
grievances, disciplinary procedures, employee health and safety, wage and hour
administration, and government regulations relating to labor. The handling of
absenteeism, alcoholism, and drug addiction, and other functional duties of a
personnel department will also be covered.
MGT 474
Managing a Multicultural Workforce
This course addresses the skills and knowledge managers must develop in dealing
with the opportunities and challenges of an increasingly culturally diverse
workforce. Specific topics to be covered include diversity in ethnicity,
culture, gender, age, sexual orientation and disability. The course will help
students understand the social and other processes experienced by people in the
workforce as they interact and work with people different from themselves. It
will also help students understand their own cultural values, biases and
behaviors.
MGT. 505
Organizational Behavior
(Prerequisite: Mgt. 351 or equivalent) A primary goal of an organization is the
improved performance of individuals and work groups within the organization.
Organizational behavior is the field of study that investigates and explains
those concepts or theories which are vital in current management practices
dealing with job performance.
MGT. 555
Organization Power & Politics
(Prerequisite: Mgt. 505) This course examines power and politics in
organizations from theoretical, applied, and research perspectives.